Leading up to this season, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was a firm believer that his team would be better than it was a year ago. Related Articles Colorado board of regents approve contract for Buffs OC Brennan Marion Former Buff Darrin Chiaverini on CU’s hire of Brennan Marion: ‘They’ll be much better offensively’ Colorado recruit Ben Gula eager to compete for spot on Buffs’ O-line Grading The Week: Deion Sanders’ hire of Brennan Marion as CU Buffs OC reminds us of Sean Lewis. That’s a good thing. Notre Dame opts out of bowl game after getting ‘punched in the stomach’ by CFP That was always going to be a tall order considering the 2024 Buffaloes went 9-4 and competed for the Big 12 title down to the final weekend of the regular season. Sanders never thought his expectations would fall so short, though. The Buffs came nowhere close to last year’s squad, finishing 3-9 overall and 15th in the 16-team Big 12 with a 1-8 conference record. “This fan base, the school, (athletic director Rick George), everybody deserves much better than this, and they expected much better than this,” Sanders said after a season-ending 24-14 loss at Kansas State last month. “I expected much better than this.” From the start, CU struggled to replace the star power and leadership that it had in 2024 with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, receiver LaJohntay Wester, safeties Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig and Shilo Sanders, and more. “Most definitely, we was lacking leadership,” said…
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